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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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